...Most South Asians in the United States who grew up in the Hindu faith are caste-privileged or savarna (which means having varna, a term often equated to having spiritual purity)....
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Faith and investment
by Nicole Greenfield...purgatory? That may sound like a whimsical question, but there are, in fact, mutual funds tailored to a number of religions and denominations. Their track records won’t answer the question...
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God is back?
by Nicole Greenfield...late 19th century,” diminishing the role of religion on college campuses. After noting the small number of believers in France, Germany and other European countries, they add: “Still there are...
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Keeping kosher by caring for others
by Ruth Braunstein...federal trial, set for September, includes charges of bank fraud and 9,311 labor violations. That number—9,311—inspired the Orthodox Social Justice Movement called Uri L’Tzedek, or Awaken to Justice, to push...
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Tunisian Jews and the Arab Spring
by Candice Scharf...increasing. People are not afraid.” The pilgrimage to Djerba, which attracted a peak number of 10,000 pilgrims in 2000, was cancelled last year because visitors were reluctant to wade into...
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The NYPD’s religious profiling
by John D. Boy...long-term effects of terrorism. It’s not simply the number of people you murder, it’s how the smallest act can alter the character of a nation. Read his full commentary here....
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Islamic law from below: Between trust and distrust
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Anver Emon
...with a number of studies about law “from below,” where the hierarchy embedded in expertise and professionalization is the subject of critique. Ahmed is no less attentive to the textual...
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Google, God, and the public
by John D. Boy...the Landeskirchen, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover. The churches raise a number of critical issues with Google’s service, which, once implemented, will make the cityscapes of 20 German cities...
Rethinking secularism
Religion and modern communication
by Bryan S. Turner...to brand their products in the spiritual marketplace. The consequence of these developments is a growing division between traditional “religion” and modern “spirituality.” Globalization has brought the spread of personal...